Posted on 12/23/2007 7:14:28 AM PST by NordP
This SDUT staff writer gives us a look at all the candidates' stand on certain issue topics. This Sunday it's E & E (energy & environment).
My first decision is that this isn’t breaking news.
I found this truly interesting.
I think everyone that follows the threads I read knows who I'm for, but YOU DECIDE.
I really like this type of article, because it's NOT our interpretation, it's the candidates' own words we're taking a look at.
I’m sorry, it was in TODAY’s paper... Please do the appropriate thing AM. Thank you.
What do you both think?
Okey dokey, so most of them state they are for conserving energy and finding new sources. Very few have actually voted to actively get to the new sources.
I still find their comments to be VERY telling.
The road to bio-fuels is a road to disaster. Not withstanding the lower economy (25%) in mileage, we are taking food and converting it to fuel.
If nations continue down this path, food prices will double and 3rd world nations will face starvation. It is what the Left is wishing - de-population of the world. Less people means less CO2.
Yes, I believe you are coming to the same candidate conclusion that I have.
Fred Thompson supports “clean coal.”
Fred Thompson supports expansion of nuclear power.
Fred Thompson wants to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling (and in 2002, voted to do so).
Fred Thompson calls for boosting “energy security” by increasing domestic supplies, reducing demand for oil and gas, and promoting alternative and renewable energy.
In his own words:
“Energy independence? Let’s be honest about that. We’re not gonna be energy independent overnight, it’s gonna be some time. We’ve not been doing things very smart for a long time. You don’t change those things overnight. ... We’ve got to use the resources we’ve got here at home. We can do ANWR without doing any environmental damage; I’ve looked at it, I’m convinced of it.” ~ Fred Thompson — Sept. 9, 2007, on the campaign trail in New Hampshire
“Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary warming: Martian warming. It seems scientists have noticed recently that quite a few planets in our solar system seem to be heating up a bit, including Pluto. NASA says the Martian South Pole’s “ice cap” has been shrinking for three summers in a row. Maybe Mars got its fever from earth. If so, I guess Jupiter’s caught the same cold, because it’s warming up too, like Pluto. This has led some people, not necessarily scientists, to wonder if Mars and Jupiter, non-signatories to the Kyoto Treaty, are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists who run their air-conditioning at 60 degrees and refuse to recycle. Silly, I know, but I wonder what all those planets, dwarf planets, and moons in our solar system have in common. Hmm. Solar system. Hmmmm. Solar? I wonder. Nah, I guess we shouldn’t even be talking about this. The science is absolutely decided. There’s a consensus. Ask Galileo.” ~ Fred Thompson — April 2007, speaking about climate change on Paul Harvey’s radio show
In 2002, voted to renew the Price-Anderson Act, which caps liability and the amount of money nuclear-power facilities would have to pay in the event of a nuclear catastrophe. (The act was eventually renewed as part of the 2005 energy bill, extending liability protection to the nuke industry until the end of 2025.)
In 2001, cosponsored an unsuccessful bill that would have provided financial incentives to retrofit coal plants with “clean coal” technology, supported coal research and development programs, and exempted some coal plants from the Clean Air Act new-source review rules requiring new or significantly renovated power plants to use the best available technology to limit their air pollution.
In 2001, cosponsored an unsuccessful bill to give a variety of financial and other incentives to nuclear power plants and nuclear-plant operators.
More: http://fred08.com/Index.aspx
There is such a thing as pathological science. Science becomes unhealthy when its only real question -— “what is true?” -— is sabotaged by vested interests, by ideological Commissars, or even by grant-swinging scientists. Today’s Global Warming campaign is endangering real, honest science. Global Warming superstition has become an international power grab, and good science suffers as a result. ~ James Lewis
‘Global Warming’ as Pathological Science November 02, 2007 http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/11/global_warming_as_pathological.html
Road To White House: Where They Stand
UNION-TRIBUNE
December 23, 2007
One in a series on the presidential candidates' positions on issues.
ISSUE: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
REPUBLICANS
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani: Would work toward energy independence by promoting ethanol, nuclear power and coal, as well as solar, wind and hydro power. Opposes new energy tax.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: Would set goal of energy independence by end of second term through conservation, exploration and alternative sources, including nuclear power.
Rep. Duncan Hunter of Alpine: Voted against moratorium on offshore oil drilling. Supports drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Voted for Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Voted to repeal “critical habitat” authority of the Endangered Species Act.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona: Says he is committed to fighting global warming, preserving open space and protecting clean air and water. Favors greater use of alternative energy sources, including nuclear power. Voted to ban Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling. Voted for Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas: Voted to lift moratorium on offshore oil drilling. Voted for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Voted against raising fuel-efficiency standards.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: Would work toward energy independence through conservation, efficiency and alternative sources, including oil exploration of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Outer Continental Shelf.
Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee: Would promote alternative fuels. Voted for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Voted for Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
DEMOCRATS
Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware: Voted to reduce funds for building roads in national forests. Voted against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Voted against Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: Favors requiring oil companies to fund alternative energy research. Wouldn't rule out nuclear power if plant construction cost could be reduced and safe waste storage guaranteed. Voted to ban drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut: Favors corporate carbon tax and 50-miles-per-gallon fuel-efficiency standard by 2017. Voted to ban drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Voted against Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina: Opposes new nuclear power plants, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Favors capping carbon emissions and raising fuel-efficiency standards. Opposes Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
Former Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska: Would sign the Kyoto global-warming agreement. Favors carbon tax. Proposes major expansion of wind power. Opposes nuclear power.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio: Would place emphasis on solar and wind power. Opposes further development of nuclear power and voted against Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Favors raising fuel-efficiency standards to 45 miles per gallon, and 40 mpg for SUVs.
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois: Voted for goal of reducing oil usage by 40 percent by 2025. Would consider nuclear power if waste could be stored safely. Favors raising fuel-efficiency standard to 40 miles per gallon. Voted to ban drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: Supports goal of cutting oil consumption in half by 2020. Supports nuclear energy, but not waste storage at Yucca Mountain. Would promote development of solar and wind power.
– COMPILED BY STAFF WRITER JOHN MARELIUS
Thank you, I didn’t know if it was acceptable to do so, and didn’t want anyone to get in trouble here.
Thanks for the Ping. IT’s a bit short on the candidates’ overall record/positions. For example Huck is a global warming alarmist, called by God to be so, apparently.
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OK - I get it! I’m a Fred-head too ............... FRegards, sweetie
Is Bob Dole still living? Is he busy right now? Maybe he would take the job since nobody else seems to want it particularly much except the one we don’t want to see in there.
You’re close!
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